‘No regard for humanity’: Fmr. ICE Asst. Chief Counsel on Trump's deportation agenda

Immigration Policy & Enforcement - The Trump administration's immigration policies are leading to family separations, including cases where children are separated from their parents after routine ICE check-ins [1][5][8] - Critics accuse the administration of using children as pawns and engaging in mass deportations disguised as family separations [1][11] - The current administration's actions are being compared to historical policies, such as Dwight D Eisenhower's deportation of approximately 1 million Mexicans and Mexican-Americans [12] Community Response & Legal Rights - Communities are protesting family separations and demanding answers from the government [1] - Legal experts and city officials are advising immigrants on their rights, including the right to remain silent and the need for a judicial warrant for ICE to enter private spaces [16][17] - Organizations are conducting training sessions to educate people about their rights and how to respond to ICE encounters [19][20] Detention & Deportation Trends - Approximately 70,000 people without criminal records have been detained, despite attempting to comply with the administration's requirements [15] - There are concerns that increased detentions and deportations are occurring, particularly during the holiday season [14] - During the first Trump administration, 5,500 children were deliberately separated from their parents at the border [10]